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Geoff Zahn, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology | Assoc. Dept. Chair - UVU Biology
Translational microbial ecology | Microbiomes and symbiosis
Professional Appointments
Associate Professor & Assoc. Dept. Chair
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
Current - 2023
Assistant Professor
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
2023 - 2017
Postdoctoral Associate
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
2017 - 2015
Education
University of Arkansas
Ph.D. in Biology
Fayetteville, AR
2015
Missouri State University
B.S. in Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Springfield, MO
2010
Selected Funding and Awards
Total funding: $1,193,494
Pending funding
Collaborative Research: Burning questions in microbial ecology: Ecological mechanisms that control microbiome transplant outcomes Co-PI | NSF DEB
S-STEM: Faculty-Mentored Experiences for Improving Undergraduate Biology Student Outcomes PI | NSF DUE (submitted for 6-year extension)
PI: Faculty-Mentored Experiences for Improving Undergraduate Biology Student Outcomes
$972,287
NSF (DUE – 1833880)
2023 - 2018
Publications (most recent 3)
Wallace’s line is a barrier to the dispersal of seagrass-associated marine bacteria
Wainwright B, Leon J, Hickman KJE, Vilela E, Caldwell J, Aimone B, Bischoff P, Ohran M, Morelli M, Arlyza I, Marwayana O, & Zahn G. In Review
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2023
Inclusion of database outgroups reduces false positives in fungal metabarcoding taxonomic assignments.
Rawson C, & Zahn G. Mycologia 10.1080/00275514.2023.2206931
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2023
Teaching and Mentoring
Designed a new Bioinformatics Degree Program
Experienced with univ. curriculum processes and accreditation
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Selected Invited Presentations (most recent 3)
Translating mentored undergraduate research into student retention and success
National Science Foundation S-STEM Symposium
Washington, D.C.
2023
Less content, more context: Research as pedagogy in undergraduate mycology courses
Mycological Society of America
FL, USA
2022
The causes and consequences of fungal community structure
University of Arkansas/Missouri State University
AR/MO, USA
2018